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EN AC-47000 Aluminum vs. EN 1.7160 Steel

EN AC-47000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.7160 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-47000 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.7160 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 60
140 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
470 to 1390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.3
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
17 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
17 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3
14 to 41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.1 to 89.5
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.14 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
96.8 to 98.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.55
1.0 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0